Directions:1. Pour caster sugar into a medium-sized bowl or onto a deep plate.2. Cut the lemon into wedges. Use wedges to coat the rim of each champagne flute; dip the rims into the caster sugar. Place sugar-coated flutes in the freezer for about 10 minutes.3. Soak sugar cubes with Angostura bitters and drop one cube into each chilled flute. Add champagne slowly to just below the sugared rim.4. Optional: Add blackberries or raspberries.5. Optional: For an extra spooky fog effect, drop a cube of dry ice into each flute before serving.

Directions:1. Add frozen blackberries, juniper berries, sugar, and a splash of water to a medium-sized pot and bring to a simmer. Mash berries down and let simmer for 15 minutes. Remove mixture from heat and let cool.2. Blend lemon juice and rosemary in blender for 20 seconds. Strain juice into clean cup and set aside; Rinse blender and crush regular ice into tiny chunks.3. Fill chilled glasses halfway with crushed ice. Pour equal amounts of lemon and rosemary mix into each glass and add a splash of sparkling water to each. Pour 3 ounces (2 shots) of juniper and blackberry mixture into each glass and top off with more ice. Garnish with apple slices and a blackberry.4. Optional: Add more sugar or more blackberry mix if too sour.5. Optional: Add a shot of Campari or gin to make it more spirited.​6. Optional: For an extra spooky fog effect, drop a cube of dry ice into each glass before serving.

moda[physical]METAPHYSICAL: past, present, future​FW 2016moda[physical] addresses the metaphysical essence of existence, seeking to unveil the nature of being and the world that encompasses it. This existence is abstracted through wisdom, consciousness, and intuition via past, present, and future. The juxtaposition of the dynamic and the static of the past induces an unexpected beauty, while mystical romance evokes the lore of nature and fantasy. Stimulated by nature and meditation in the present, space and time evoke an effortless consciousness of thought and self. The search for truth, belief, and justification counterbalances the fragility of the unknown natural world in the future, evoking supernatural responses in the quest for clarity and distinction. Through the evolution and acceptance of wisdom, conscious, and intuition together can a true state of existence can be achieved.

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